Apparatus for the treatment of fabrics



May 18, 1943 L. MIGLlAcclo 2,319,699

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Application April `1, 1942, Serial No. 437,255

1 Claim.

This invention relates to an apparatus for the treatment of fabrics and more particularly to the dyeing thereof, and has for the primary object the provision of a device of this character whereby large quantities of various kinds of fabrics may be dyed and subjected to baths for the proper fixing of the dyes and color and which will permit such operation to be rapidly and economically carried out with a minimum expenditure of manual effort and also to permit at any one time the fabrics to be each dyed a different color` or all of the same color, depending on which may be desired.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to behad to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation illustrating an apparatus for the treatment of fabrics and constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View illustrating the device and showing how the fabrics are arranged and passed through the treatment solution.

Figure 3 is a top plan view illustrating the device.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating a portion of the drive mechanism.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 5 indicates a vat of considerable size equipped with transverse and longitudinal partitions 6 and 'l for dividing thereof into pairs of compartments or chambers 8 and 9. Each chamber or compartment is provided with a valve controlled drain medium I 0 whereby the emptying thereof of a liquid can be easily carried out.

The partitions may be provided with ports II any one of which or all of them may be closed or opened at the will of the operator through the employment of suitable closure plugs or stoppers (not shown). The purpose of the ports is to give communication between the various chambers or compartments whereby the liquid may readily transfer or ow from one compartment to another. This is desirable when dyeing fabrics all of one color and treating such fabrics to a bath after the dyeing operation.

However, when the fabrics are to be dyed different colors it is then preferable that the ports be closed to prevent the different colors from (Cl. (S8- 176) commingling in the compartments or chambers. Each compartment or chamber is-provided with .i .a valvedrsteam supply medium II' and a water supply medium perature by admitting steam to the water.

I2 of a similar construction. rlhus it will be seen that water may be introduced into any one of the chambers or compartments or all of them and then heated vto a desired tem- The dye or dyes may be added to the water after the same has reached a proper temperature.

Further, it is to be understood that clear water is employed for fixing the dyes in the fabric .Y after Vthe dyeing operation.

Arranged transversely of the vat 5 is a Walkway I3 on which the operator may stand and move and steps or stairways are provided for the walk-way, as shown at I4.

Rising vertically from opposite sides of theV vat 5 are pairs of posts or uprights I5 which extend a selected distance above said Vat and rotatably support shafts I6 and I1. 'I'he shaft I6 extends across the pair of compartments 9 while the shaft IlA extends across the compartments 8 andthe shafts have mounted thereon and fixed for rotation therewith reels I8.

Each reel I8 includes disc-like end portions I9 to which is secured a group of slats or similar membersv2!) arranged in a group of triangular formation and on which the fabric to be treated is wound with the ends suitably connected together whereby the ends may be separated at the will of the operator. In applying the fabrics to the reels as stated, each convolution consists of a comparatively long loop extending down into the liquid of the compartments thereunder so as to submerge in said liquid.

By referring to Figure 3 it Will be seen that one of the loops is longer than the remaining loops and extends diagonally so that the loops as before stated may be spirally wound and fed onto and off of the reels. To prevent the loops of fabric from tangling or coiling one upon the other during the rotation of the reels, spaced guide ngers 2| are provided. By referring to Figure 3 it will be seen that the guide fingers 2I are arranged on bars 22 supported by uprights 23 secured on the vat 5. The reels are arranged in pairs with the reels of each pair mounted on a shaft and also it is to be noted that the pairs of reels rotate opposite to each other as indicated by the arrows in Figure l. The shafts of the reels have secured thereto sprocket gears 24 over which sprocket chains 25 are trained. The sprocket chains are in turn trained over sprocket gears 26 secured to shafts 2l suitably mounted in journals carried by a platform 23 secured on one side of the vat 5. The shafts 21 have gears 29 secured thereto which mesh with gears 39 secured on power shafts 3i driven by an electric motor 32 mounted on the platform 2S.

Gears 33 which mesh with the gears 30 at an opposite side of said gears 3D from the gears 29 are journaled on the shafts 21 and have secured thereto sprocket gears 34 over which endless chains 35 travel. The endless sprocket chains 35 are in turn trained over sprocket gears 38 connected integrally with sprocket gears 40 and said gears 38 and 40 are journaled on stub shafts 4I secured on the platform 28. Y,

The sprocket gears 40 have endless sprocket chains 42 trained thereover whichv are in turn trained over sprocket gears 43 secured to shafts 44 journaled in brackets 45. The shafts 44;l 1ave secured thereto rollers 46 disposed adjacent the ends of the vat and in a plane thereabove for the purpose of feeding over the ends of the vat from the chambers or compartments, as well as from the 1.eels,.fabric after it has been.l dyed and washed for deliverance .into transportation vehicles-41 arranged for movement at theends-of the vat.

YThe gearing .and shafts heretofore described driven bythe electric motor,bring about the rotation of the reels as indicated by the arrows in Figure 1 and the. rotationof `the rollersalse indicated by arrows in Figure l. The rollers rotate in opposite directionsto each other as wellas to the pairs of reels adjacent-thereto. Y The brackets 45 .are mounted upon the uprights or posts 23 and I5.

In operation, water is admitted to the compartments by the water supply mediums and is then heated to a desired temperature whence the dye matter is introduced intothewater in any well known manner to obtain the desired color. Lengths of `fabric: are then wound upon the Yreels in themanner specified andshownin-Figure. The reels .are ,then driven by the electric` motor causing thellong. loops of fabric to pass Ainto* and out .of theV liquid of the compartments so as to become thoroughly. saturated therewithA and dyed. After the fabrics have been dyed, the compartments are drained and thoroughly washedand clear water introduced thereintowhence the fabricsv are then caused to move through the clear Water for washing the fabrics and fixing the dyes.

After this operation has been completed, the ends of the fabrics are unfastened and an end of each strip of fabric is passed over the rollers ad jacent thereto so that on the rotation thereof the length of fabric will be fed into the vehicles.

Thus it will be seen that lengths of fab-ric can be easily, quickly and economically dyed, washed for the purpose of setting the dyes therein, and then delivered to carriers. It will be apparent that the complete operation can be economically carried out with a minimum expenditure of manual labor and that the entire device can be quickly cleansed when necessary.

w Rollers 48 are journaled on the uprights 23 over which the ,loops of fabric may pass when moved bythe reels I8.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodimentof my invention, it will be understood that 'minorchanges in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing" from the spirit and scope of the invention asV claimed. e t

l. Havingrthus .described my invention, what I claim-is:H Y-

.Ina fabric treating apparatus, a liquid containing vat, a-reel located above'the vat and sup,- porti-ng fabric with the ends--thereofdetachably connected together and with Y draping runs for movement through the -liquid ofthe vat during rotation of the reel, standards secured to the vat and rotatably supporting the reel, guide means for theruns of the fabric and located laterally of and in a `plane below the reel and Aabove saidfvat, standards secured to the vat and supporting said means, substantially V-shaped brackets having the ends-thereof secured to the standards with the apexesthereof located laterally of the reel and one end of the vat and in a plane Dabove and laterally ofsaid guide means, a fabric takeoff roller journaled on the apexes of thev brackets for feeding the fabric from the vat and the reel and out of engagement of said guide means when said ends of the fabricv have been detached andone end placedoVer-and inengagement` with said roller, and -a power operated drive means connected to the reel and the roller Vfor rotating said reeland roller in opposite directions to each other.V

LUIGI MIGLIACCIO. 

